Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO Key Takeaways Blue waffle disease is not a real STI and was just a made-up internet hoax. Symptoms like vaginal sores and discharge could be signs of real ...

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How Did the Blue Waffle Myth Start? This hoax started many years ago, when someone posted an online image of a bright blue vulva (the outside of a vagina). According to the anonymous poster, it was ...

The one in question back then? Blue waffle disease-basically an STD that made parts of a woman's vulva turn blue (yes, really). It all started as a bait-and-switch meme, according to CNN. In this case ...

There is no disease that causes a blue appearance on the external genitalia.” Like most modern myths, Blue Waffle has taken on a life of its own on the internet. Google the term, and you will be ...

Soma Mandal, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician with a specialty in women’s health. Blue waffle disease is an internet hoax and not a real sexually transmitted infection (STI). No ...

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